Overview
- Leaker reports place the San Francisco launch on February 25, with event times pegged at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/6 p.m. UK/11:30 p.m. India, and retail availability tipped for March 11 in Europe and likely other key markets.
- The range is expected to comprise the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra, with the Plus reintroduced after weak S25 Edge sales and an Edge-style variant not planned for the initial wave.
- The Ultra is widely tipped to feature a new M14 OLED for better efficiency, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in many regions (with Exynos variants elsewhere), a 200MP-led quad camera, a modest battery increase and faster 60W wired charging.
- Geekbench listings shared by tipsters show Snapdragon-powered S26 models, including an Ultra variant with underclocked performance cores posting roughly 3,466 single-core and 11,035 multi-core, alongside Android 16 and 12GB RAM entries.
- A case maker’s early listing appears to corroborate a refined S26 Ultra design with more rounded corners and a pill-shaped left camera island with additional sensors to the right, aligning with prior renders.